254 // Laughter Epidemic

Welcome to Crawlspace. In this episode Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna and Jennifer Amell speak about the The Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic of 1962. For 18 months in 1962 a contagious laugher epidemic struck Tanganyika spreading to 14 schools and temporarily closing many. What caused it? We dig into it. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanganyika_laughter_epidemic Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/1962-laughter-epidemic-tanganyika Live show announcement! The first “Stories From the In Between” live reading. On Saturday, Dec 4th head on out to fantastic The Salem Waterfront Hotel in SALEM MASSACHUSETTS and gather ‘round while the enormously talented Sara Sheckells (https://sarasounds.com/) performs the hauntingly beautiful and stark holiday story, Sacrifice, live!  Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/198281644737 Use promo code Stories21 for $5 off your ticket.  Refresh your memory and listen to Sacrifice here. Proceeds from this live reading will be donated to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Check out their work at https://pedaids.org/ For more on Stories From The In Between, please visit: https://storiesfromtheinbetweenpodcast.com/. Follow on Twitter @pi_rational_rtr and Instagram @pi_rational. Follow Crawlspace: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrawlspacePod IG: https://www.instagram.com/crawlspacepodcast/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/crawlspace Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58cll3enTW2SNmbJUuLsrt Follow Missing: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing/id1006974447 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/missing-csm Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissingCSM FB: https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM YT: youtube.com/missingcsm IG: https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM Check out the new Crawlspace Discussion Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/talkcrawlspace/ Check out the Crawlspace Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/crawlspacepodcast Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices